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Addiction from Tescos

Post23 Dec 2018, 01:15

Christmas day, i always wear this, a Trafalgar.I received one from Tescos 1976. Life long addiction but i didnt know any better at the time lol

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Re: Addiction from Tescos

Post24 Dec 2018, 15:52

I have one of these too, one of my favourite LED watch designs.
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Re: Addiction from Tescos

Post26 Dec 2018, 13:39

Hi I also have a lovely working example of this watch. Could I trouble you for photos of the instruction booklet?
That would be very useful

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Post27 Dec 2018, 12:07

As requested

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Re: Addiction from Tescos

Post27 Dec 2018, 21:48

Thank you so much :-D
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Post05 Feb 2022, 16:27

Back in 1976 , when Santa brought me a Trafalgar (what happened to my Chopper you bastard !! ) my brothers was stainless and mine was the gold version. The stainless seem to pop up now and again, very rarely in good condition though but the gold is as rare as hens teeth, no idea why. I've been looking on and off for years for a nice gold version and finally think i've ticked that box

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Re: Addiction from Tescos

Post07 Feb 2022, 11:47

Most sincere congratulations, :mega:
I have even cited Your passion for that spectacular Space Age LED watch design here on NewDWF, on my recent post about the below Swiss Made AURORE-Villeret LCD version, sporting the ESA 9310 (not 9315!) Swiss LCD module of cca 1975-1976:
" I already know that this outstanding "Space Age" watch design - found on a cca 1975-1976 Trafalgar LED watch - had started the "digital watch addiction" on our fellow forum colleague gjlelec :Prost: :"
http://newdwf.com/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=8079&start=88#p55698
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Every watch should have its own story...consequently, a watch collector has to be a good storyteller :)
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Post07 Feb 2022, 14:00

Identical case i'd say. I read Trafalgar didnt actually produce anything and were just an importer
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Post07 Feb 2022, 14:50

It's not about the identical case or not...Your watches are really an Trafalgar UK imported products from Swiss, and some VERY SPECIAL ones!!! :mega: :Prost:
Trafalgar UK brand existed in early 70s and even registered in the Swiss registered Trade Marks database, cca 1977...

Trafalgar Trafalgar Watch Co. Ltd. London, England; registriert am 5.1.1977

And I am really glad that You and me and many others have enjoyed this middle 70s Space AGE design...[/b]
Otherwise my documented chronology will disappoint You...and even me...the 9310 LCD module certainly appeared in 1975 as being a novelty in Europe and one of the FIRST entirely Swiss Made LCD modules...so maybe earlier than even Your Trafalgar Space Age LED watch design...
https://doensen.home.xs4all.nl/l2.html
Thus in 1976, such a LED module as in Your Trafalgar may have been quite obsolete for the USA/GLOBAL LED digital watch technology , but anyway, still a novelty in Europe and UK... :mega:
So I will place this special design of the Trafalgar/Aurore ...1975-1976 LED/LCD watches and their specific genuine SS Space Age bracelets, as one of the MOST IMPORTANT and DARING Space Age design in the history of digital watches,a true precursors of watches like the 1977 Catena's Andre Le Marquand Spacesonics LCDs and Zodiac Astrodigit's LCDs!!! :mega:
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